Spanish Irregular Present Subjective Verbs
In the previous lesson, we learned how to conjugate the present subjective tense of regular verbs. While the present subjunctive of most verbs is formed by dropping the –o from the yo (first person singular) of the present indicative form of a verb and adding the appropriate ending, there are exceptions. This week we’ll look at some verbs that either take a spelling change based on their infinitive endings or are completely irregular in the present subjunctive.
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The Present Subjunctive of Verbs Ending in –CAR, –GAR, and –ZAR
The subjunctives of verbs ending in –CAR, –GAR, and –ZAR follow the same spelling changes as they do in the command forms. Here is an example of each:
C > QU | G > GU | Z > C | |
Pronoun | Explicar
To explain |
Llegar
To arrive, to come |
Comenzar
To commence, to start, to begin |
yo
|
explique | llegue | comience |
tú
|
expliques | llegues | comiences |
ud., él, ella
|
explique | llegue | comience |
nosotros,
nosotras |
expliquemos | lleguemos | comencemos |
vosotros,
vosotras |
expliquéis | lleguéis | comencéis |
uds., ellos, ellas | expliquen | lleguen | comiencen |
True Irregular Present Subjunctive Verbs
The following verbs are completely irregular in the present subjunctive. These verbs follow no predictable pattern, so their conjugations must be memorized:
Pronoun | Estar
To be |
Ser
To be |
Haber
To have |
Saber
To know |
Dar
To give |
Ir
To go |
yo
|
esté | sea | haya | sepa | dé | vaya |
tú
|
estés | seas | hayas | sepas | des | vayas |
ud., él, ella
|
esté | sea | haya | sepa | dé | vaya |
nosotros,
nosotras |
estemos | seamos | hayamos | sepamos | demos | vayamos |
vosotros,
vosotras |
estéis | seáis | hayáis | sepáis | deis | vayáis |
uds., ellos, ellas | estén | sean | hayan | sepan | den | vayan |
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